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As nouns the difference between rat and chad

is that rat is a medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus while chad is small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, punched cards, paper tape etc.

As a verb rat

is to betray someone and tell their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in, bewray.

As a proper noun Chad is

a given name derived from Old English. Also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names.

rat

English

(wikipedia rat)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus .
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  • (informal) A term indiscriminately applied to numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) having bodies longer than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
  • (informal) A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.
  • * 1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), (Treasure Island)
    • He’s more a man than any pair of rats of you in this here house.
  • (informal) An informant or snitch.
  • (slang) A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
  • Scab.
  • Vagina.
  • A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
    • Synonyms
    * (person known for betrayal) traitor (see for more synonyms ) * (informer) stool pigeon
    Derived terms
    * black rat * brown rat * desert rat * give a rat's ass * * like rats from a sinking ship * love rat * mall rat * ratface * ratfink * ratter * rat race * rattail * ratty * rat's nest * rat-trap * ring rat * smell a rat * gym rat
    See also
    * mouse * rodent

    Verb

    (ratt)
  • To betray someone and tell their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in, bewray.
    • He ratted on his coworker.
    He is going to rat us out!
  • To kill rats.
    • Synonyms
    * (to betray someone to an authority) tell on, to finger or "put the finger on", bewray

    Anagrams

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    chad

    English

    (wikipedia Chad)

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) Ceadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh century saint, revived in the 20th century.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • . Also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names
  • (British) The British version of the "Kilroy was here" graffiti.
    • Quotations
    * 1993 , Devil's Waltz , Random House 1998, ISBN 0345460715, page 26: *: "What else? Anyway, here's the genealogy: Charles Junior's only son is Charles the Third - like royalty. He goes by Chip - Cassie's daddy. The mom is Cindy. The dead son was Chad - Charles the Fourth." *: "All Cs," I said. "Sounds like they like order." * 1995 , The Black Album , Faber and Faber, ISBN 0571150861, pages 88, 90 *: 'He used to be called Trevor Buss.' *: 'Chad ? I don't believe you.' - - - *: 'He changed his name into Muhammad Shahabuddin Ali-Shah.' *: 'No!' *: 'He'd insist on the whole name. He played football and his mates got fed up saying, "Pass the ball, Muhammad Shahabuddin Ali-Shah" - - - No one passed to him. So he became Chad .' English diminutives of male given names

    Etymology 2

    Believed to be from (etyl) tsade ("lake", after )

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Chad.
    • Hypernyms
    *Subsahara
    See also
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